In 1987, doctors discovered that world-famous Jose Carreras had leukemia and a year later, the charming tenor was back on stage. After his near-miraculous recovery,...continue...
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Verdi's drama of revenge, in its stunning new production by David McVicar, is filled with some of the composer's most celebrated music. Sir Edward Downes...continue...
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This is the World Premiere performance of Sir John Tavener's epic work written for the new Millennium, recorded in St Paul's Cathedral, London, in January...continue...
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The spectacular opening production of London's newly-restored Royal Opera House, first broadcast live on BBC television in December 1999, brings a riot of color to...continue...
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Amilcare Ponchielli's opera 'La Gioconda' was recorded for this DVD at the Vienna State Opera in 1986. It is an opera in four acts to...continue...
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Giuseppe Gazzaniga has earned a place in history as one of the forerunners of Rossini and is best known for his one-act 'Don Giovanni Tenorio'...continue...
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'The Devil and Kate' was written in 1899, soon after Dvorak returned from America where he had composed his great symphony 'From The New World'....continue...
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'L'Africaine' was first performed at San Francisco Opera on November 3, 1972; this performance, the original French version, is a revival of the new production...continue...
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Works: John Tavener: As one who has slept; Hymn to the Mother of God; Song for Athene; A parting gift for Tam Farrow; Annunciation; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis "Collegium Regale"; The Lamb "Little Lamb, wh... Conductors:
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Offenbach's light-hearted opera is based on the story of Helen of Troy. 'La Belle Helene' mercilessly satirizes the social mores of the declining Parisian upper...continue...
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Cleopatra was the great composer Jules Massenet's last work completed shortly before his death and is acclaimed to be one of his finest compositions. In...continue...
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Written in 1763, this opera was abandoned in rehearsal, for reasons still unclear. Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view...continue...
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Early in 1990, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa made a triumphant return to her native New Zealand to give three concerts, the last of which –...continue...
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Swan Lake is a bittersweet tale recounting the love of Prince Siegfried for Odette, who, as the result of the evil sorcery of the magician...continue...
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The Fairy Queen is regarded as typical of the hybrid genre of the English Restoration period, drawing upon the traditions of the Elizabethan theatre and...continue...
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Some of the opera world's greatest artists are featured in extracts from works by Verdi and Puccini, performed at Italy's spectacular Arena di Verona....continue...
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Between Two Worlds is the definitive account of India's most celebrated musician Ravi Shankar following two years of life - filmed in India and America...continue...
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With evocative sets and splendid lighting, enjoy the world premiere of the full and original version of 'Merlin' by Isaac Albeniz, over a century after...continue...
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